A report by the New Jersey Hospital Association found that hospitals in the state provided approximately $2.7 billion in community benefit in 2010.
The total includes the value of free and discounted care for the poor, uninsured and senior citizens; community health offerings like immunization clinics and other wellness programs; education for future healthcare professionals; medical research; and a wide array of additional community programs.
Specifically the report, New Jersey Hospitals: Community Benefit Report 2011, founds New Jersey hospitals spend the following on community benefit categories in 2010:
• $2.1 billion in unpaid costs of patient care, which includes $1 billion in bad debt;
• $52 million in community health improvement services;
• $145.5 million in health professions education; and
• $293.4 million in other community services and programs.
Read the full report, New Jersey Hospitals: Community Benefit Report 2011.
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The total includes the value of free and discounted care for the poor, uninsured and senior citizens; community health offerings like immunization clinics and other wellness programs; education for future healthcare professionals; medical research; and a wide array of additional community programs.
Specifically the report, New Jersey Hospitals: Community Benefit Report 2011, founds New Jersey hospitals spend the following on community benefit categories in 2010:
• $2.1 billion in unpaid costs of patient care, which includes $1 billion in bad debt;
• $52 million in community health improvement services;
• $145.5 million in health professions education; and
• $293.4 million in other community services and programs.
Read the full report, New Jersey Hospitals: Community Benefit Report 2011.